"Coming into it, you just do whatever you can for the team," said Watson. "We’ve got some great coaches here, some great players that have been here already. Right now, my job is simply just to learn what to do, practice hard and contribute when that time comes.

"That’s definitely a positive," he added. "Knowing some of the coaches here and playing against some of the players here, there’s definitely some familiarity, but there’s always new people to meet."

Meanwhile, Jarvis Green is helping lead a defensive-line overhaul in Denver, something that veteran Pro Bowler Brian Dawkins said is bringing a "dog mentality" (that's as in "dogged", not "dogging it") to the team. And Green's also bringing his charitable nature out West with him.